Originally posted by jerseycat10:
Lincoln LS's suffer from severe depreciation. You can easily find a 2000 V8 with low mileage for less than 18000. I wouldn't buy a new one.



i agree with that, somewhat. 2003 seems to be the best year to look into beause the scheduled maintenance is included up to 3 years/36,000 miles. that probably saves about $1500 for the first 3 years of ownership. in 2004 they lowered that to 1 year/12,000 miles. the 2000's did not offer an AutoStick, to my knowledge. feel free to prove me wrong, but i think that was a 2002+ feature. also, the climate controled seats, larger wheels, and better brakes are part of the 2002+ value-adds. from what the dealer told me, they were having some problems with brake vibration every 8k-12k miles on early LSs. also, the later LSs have a more usable center console and better sound system.

i'm not immediately in the market, but if i weren't in school, i'd be trading up to that 2003 V8 very soon.

For Sale: - Sony PSP with a Baseball 2k6 and the movie Crash. $100 - 1973 Karmann Ghia Convertible w/ Auto-Stick. Needs Restoration. $1200 OBO